Swanky International unveiled “Desire” for Cayman Carnival 2016, featuring sections built around paradise, passion, royalty and temptation before taking the collection to the Batabano road.

Sesame Flyers unveiled “Egyptian Royale” for New York Carnival 2015, introducing 10 Egyptian-inspired costume sections before taking roughly 600 masqueraders to Eastern Parkway and finishing second in the Adult Large Band competition.

Greenz United Mas unveiled “Mystique” for New York Carnival 2015, continuing the young Grenadian-rooted band’s growth from a T-shirt road crew into a full Brooklyn Carnival presentation.

Boom Mas unveiled “Immortal Gods and Goddesses” for New York Carnival 2015, featuring mythology-inspired sections ranging from Poseidon and Aphrodite to Isis, Anahita, Mithra and Ala.

Chandelle “Chandy” De Riggs goes inside Freaks Mas’ Brooklyn mas camp for a look at the RAW section from A Taste of Confectionz ahead of New York Carnival 2014.

Reigning New York Carnival Band of the Year Ramajay Mas unveiled “I Am Warrior” for 2014, introducing its warrior-inspired costumes before returning to Eastern Parkway.

Detailz Mas unveiled “Raise the Bar” at its June 1, 2014 New York band launch, transforming the city's nightlife into a ten-section Carnival presentation during the band's second year on Eastern Parkway.

TNT Boys Mas Band unveiled “Species: Life of the Caribbean” at its June 2014 Brooklyn launch, introducing the costumes and concept ahead of New York Carnival on Eastern Parkway.

Freaks Mas kicked off its 2013 Miami Carnival season with a colorful band launch as the Natural Freaks organization continued expanding its identity from Caribbean entertainment into full Carnival mas.

Chandelle “Chandy” De Riggs visits the Brooklyn mas camp behind “Savage Paradise” in 2013, interviewing the team ahead of Phoenix International and Kaios International taking the presentation to New York Carnival.

TNT Boys Mas Band unveiled “The Future Is Now” ahead of New York Carnival 2013, offering an early look at a season that would end with the Brooklyn mas band celebrating a first-place finish.

L&B Soca City kicked off its New York Carnival season with a Brooklyn mas band launch, giving masqueraders an early look at the costumes and energy heading toward Eastern Parkway in 2013.

Greenz United Mas unveiled “Ravish” for New York Carnival 2013, marking an early chapter in the Grenadian-rooted Brooklyn band’s growth from a T-shirt road crew into a full costume mas organization.

Revisit the 2013 Freaks NY Mas Band Launch as Julianspromos captures the costumes, models and energy surrounding the start of another New York Carnival season.

Sesame Flyers International unveiled its fashion-inspired “Vogue” presentation ahead of New York Carnival 2013, during the organization’s 30th anniversary year and another top finish on Eastern Parkway.

Revisit Julianspromos’ 2012 Miami Carnival coverage as Fatal Angels presents “Animal Instincts” during the Natural Freaks RIO Showcase, preserving the mas, costumes and culture surrounding Carnival.

Step inside Karma Carnival Band’s Brooklyn mas camp in 2012 as the crew prepares costumes and presentations ahead of New York’s West Indian American Day Carnival.

Freaks NY unveiled its 2012 Carnival presentation in Brooklyn before making its first appearance on Eastern Parkway, where Natural Freaks Unlimited finished third in the Adult Large Band competition.

Ramajay Mas unveiled its “WINGS” presentation in Brooklyn ahead of New York Carnival 2012. Months later, the same presentation took first place in the Adult Large Band competition on Eastern Parkway.

Borokeete International USA unveiled “Caribbean Uniqueness” at its June 8, 2012 Brooklyn band launch, presenting 12 sections under the theme “One Nation, One People, One Voice” before taking the presentation to Eastern Parkway.